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Written by Robert Kirkman Drawn by Charlie Adlard Published by Image Comics I was never a regular reader of Robert Kirkman’s long-running (173 issues, so far) comic-book series The Walking Dead. Nor did I start watching the TV series until about halfway through season 5. But when I did I quickly became hooked. Still I…

Written by Tony Bedard Drawn by Scott McDaniel Inked by Andy Owens Published by DC COMICS THE VENOM CONNECTION part 2 of 2 This issue opens the way the previous issue ended, with the shock reveal that it was Rex Tyler’s initial notes on the creation of Miraclo that were stolen and eventually used to…

Written by Tony Bedard Drawn by Scott McDaniel Inked by Andy Owens Published by DC COMICS THE VENOM CONNECTION part 1 of 2 Hourman and Bane are two characters who make natural adversaries, as each man is granted superhuman strength, speed, stamina, other reflexes due to ingesting a drug. In Hourman’s case, it’s in the…

Written by Tom Peyer Drawn by Stephen Sadowski Inked by Michael Blair Colored by Noelle Giddings Published by DC COMICS When I was a little kid, one of the first ongoing comic-book series’ that I ever collected was DC Comics’ ALL-STAR SQUADRON. This book was set during World War II, when all of America’s superheroes,…

A friend posted this on Facebook last month, I figured I’d post it here today because it’s Wednesday, the day new comic-books are released. And my answer was simple: I’d go back to making single-issue stories the norm, rather the rare exception that they are now. That’s the way it was during my childhood, most…

Written and drawn and inked and lettered by Brian J. Crowley Colored by Randy Field Cover drawn by Tony Maldonado PREVIOUSLY: HAMSTER RAGE #2 Roosevelt, the fan-favorite 6 foot tall talking hamster is back, in this latest collection of Brian J. Crowley’s “World’s Weirdest Webcomic.” And in this issue he fights a giant talking lobster,…

Written by Erik Larsen Drawn and colored by Nikos Koutsis Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: MIGHTY MAN #1 This was a nice surprise to see in this week’s list of new releases on Comixology this morning. Mighty Man has long been my 2nd favorite Erik Larsen creation, after Savage Dragon himself (in which I basically…

Written and drawn by Brian J. Crowley Colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and Randy Field PREVIOUSLY: HAMSTER RAGE #1 In this LOOOONG OVERDUE review I return to Brian J. Crowley’s world’s weirdest webcomic, Hamster Rage. This is another collected edition, picking right up from where the first issue left off, as Toy Boy and other members…

Written by Darin Henry Drawn by Craig Rousseau Published by Sitcomics PREVIOUSLY: STARTUP #1.1 Picking up later that same night from the events of the first issue, Renee makes it back home and wakes up her son Malcolm, to tell him all about her transformation and new superpowers. Through concentration, Renee is able to transform…

Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: HUCK #5 I have to say that this has been one of Mark Millar’s most enjoyable recent projects. With some inventive use of Anna’s powers, Huck busts the two of them out of the Siberian prison, and then mother and son team…

Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Stuart Immonen Publish by Icon/Marvel Comics Mark Millar returns to Marvel Comics for this new series, published under their creator-owned Icon Imprint. I must say that I had high hopes for this title up initially hearing about it. First, because of his collaborator and co-creator Stuart Immonen, whose work…

Written by Eric Kripke Drawn by John Higgins Published by DC Comics/Vertigo PREVIOUSLY: JACKED #5 This is it, the final issue, and it goes out with a bang, although I don’t mean that literally (or do I?). Now, I can’t say too much, as I want to avoid major spoilers. But as per last issue’s…

Written by Martin Chuzz Drawn by Claudia Balboni Published by Convinct Comics This is an interesting little book, billed as a romantic comedy. Denzel is a demon from Hell, charged finding and getting people to sell their souls to Satan. While Holly is an angel from Heaven, charged with finding and converting 100 souls for…

Written and drawn by Rick Lundeen Published by Epoch Productions This is such a unique and awesome concept, I wish I’d thought of it myself. The idea here is that this issue is a collection of the first 100 covers of a fictional ongoing comic-book series about a superhero team called THE BATTALION. Just the…

Written by Gail Simone Drawn by Jim Calafiore Published by Dark Horse Comics A couple of interesting things happen in this issue. Cody shows Mina his remaining resources as The Crimson Shadow, and asks her to be his sidekick. Rainwater and Ethan prepare to dive into the big hole in the middle of the city,…

Written by Gail Simone Drawn by Jim Calafiore Published by Dark Horse Comics This issue starts off with Harold joining Bennett and meeting the rest of the team that’s due to sneak into Megalopolis. The other soldiers are a British man named Samuel, and married couple Rainwater and Ethan. But then to Harold’s surprise (and…

Written by Gail Simone Drawn by Jim Calafiore Published by Dark Horse Comics PREVIOUSLY: LEAVING MEGALOPOLIS It’s back! I loved the original graphic novel, which began as a Kickstarter project, has now returned in a new sequel series! Now, first, you need to read the original book before reading this series. If you’re a newbie…

Written by Martin Dunn Drawn by Shawn Langley Published by CAE Studios/Big Pond Comics Here’s another comic I got on impulse. It was digitally released in August 2015, so I’m quite late. It’s collection of strips from a webcomics. As for the premise, well, I’ll just post the official solicitation: Season 1 of the hit…

Written by Kathryn “Comic Uno” Calamia Drawn by Wayne Brown Colored by David Aravena Published by Short Fuse Media Group I picked this up on impulse last Wednesday, as I browsed the New Submit section on Comixology. I thought the premise sounded interesting (and it was cheap). Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite live up to it’s…

Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: HUCK #4 Okay, first of all, though I will try to avoid too much spoiling of this issue, do not ready any further unless you’ve read the first four issues first. Seriously, just stop. You have been warned. Okay, so the big…

Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: HUCK #3 So here it is, The Secret Origin of Huck. Through flashbacks, as told by his newly discovered twin brother Tom, we see how he and Huck’s mother was part of Russia’s experimental superhuman program back in the late 70’s, and…

Written by Eric Kripke Drawn by John Higgins and Marc Olivent Published by DC Comics/Vertigo First, I will note that it was this cover which caught my eye, and lead to me getting this whole miniseries, which I originally assumed was closer to a traditional “superhero” story (albeit one on DC’s Vertigo imprint, which means…

Written by Eric Kripke Drawn by John Higgins Published by DC Comics/Vertigo In an interesting call-back to the first issue, the first few pages are narrated by Josh’s wife Alice. It turns out that, like him, she’s facing many of the same insecurities about her life and about growing older. And we see how, ironically,…

Written by Eric Kripke Drawn by John Higgins Published by DC Comics/Vertigo The action really kicks it up a notch in this issue. First, Josh tries to stop taking the Jacked pills, but the withdrawals are too much for him to handle, so he starts taking them again. Meanwhile Damon is still in a coma…

Written by EriC Kripke Drawn by John Higgins Published by DC Comics/Vertigo Picking up from the first issue, Josh wakes up the next morning wondering about what happened the day before. He tries calling the creator of Jacked to ask about the pills, but we see that man being arrested by the police. Josh is…